Farming: New Entrants Debate
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Earl of Caithness
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(3 years, 5 months ago)
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Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con)
My Lords, I shall certainly do that. Our proposals on lump sum and delinking are to facilitate retirement. That is an issue on which we are consulting, and I am most grateful to the noble Baroness.
The Earl of Caithness (Con)
My Lords, in order to turn opportunities into reality, farming has got to be profitable or the Government must subsidise farmers. Is my noble friend any clearer on what the costs of implementing ELMs properly will be, and if he is, does he know whether the Treasury will fund them in the current economic situation?
Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Con)
My Lords, it is fair to say that arrangements on agriculture and finance will be announced shortly.